The Price family says good-bye

Lamont Price was number 18 of the 131 homicides in Oakland last year. He was killed Feb. 16, 2012, leaving behind family and friends who were devastated by his murder.

March 10, 2013 12:34 AM

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Tajjeunna Price, sister of Lamont Price, holds his five-week-old daughter KaMaya during the family viewing of his body at Whitted-Atkins Funeral Home, Wednesday Feb. 28, 2012, in Oakland. Lamont, 17, was one of the 131 killed in Oakland 2012. less

Tajjeunna Price, sister of Lamont Price, holds his five-week-old daughter KaMaya during the family viewing of his body at Whitted-Atkins Funeral Home, Wednesday Feb. 28, 2012, in Oakland. Lamont, 17, was one of ... more

Pastor Harry Fort stands among the family members of Lamont Price during the funeral for the 17-year-old boy, Wednesday February 29, 2012, at the Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland.

Pastor Harry Fort stands among the family members of Lamont Price during the funeral for the 17-year-old boy, Wednesday February 29, 2012, at the Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland.

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Pastor Harry Fort stands among the family members of Lamont Price... Photo-4285830.58138 - GreenwichTime

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Tajjeunna Price, 15, clings to her brother Armon James, 12, as they listen to people share their memories of their brother Lamont Price during his funeral, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Oakland. less

Tajjeunna Price, 15, clings to her brother Armon James, 12, as they listen to people share their memories of their brother Lamont Price during his funeral, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Mt. Calvary Baptist ... more

Surrounded by his children, Ramon Price Sr. closes his son Lamont Price's casket at the end of his funeral service, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Oakland. Price, 17, was shot four times by people that he knew. "He wasn't an angel, but still we have to do something about these killings," says Price. less

Surrounded by his children, Ramon Price Sr. closes his son Lamont Price's casket at the end of his funeral service, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Oakland. Price, 17, was shot ... more

Family and friends view the body of Lamont Price, 17, on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at the Whitted-Atkins Funeral Home in Oakland. Price was killed February 16, 2012 at 82nd Ave. and Birch St. in east Oakland.

Family and friends view the body of Lamont Price, 17, on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at the Whitted-Atkins Funeral Home in Oakland. Price was killed February 16, 2012 at 82nd Ave. and Birch St. in east Oakland.

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Family and friends view the body of Lamont Price, 17, on Tuesday,... Photo-4300388.58138 - GreenwichTime

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Ramon Price, Jr. comforts his sister Brijjanna, 16, during the funeral service for their brother Lamont Price, 17, on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland.

Ramon Price, Jr. comforts his sister Brijjanna, 16, during the funeral service for their brother Lamont Price, 17, on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland.

Ramon Price Sr. nervously scans the crowd before his son Lamont Price's funeral, Wednesday February 29, 2012, at the Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland. Price received phone calls the evening before claiming there were people who were coming to the funeral to "shoot up" his son's casket to make sure he was dead. less

Ramon Price Sr. nervously scans the crowd before his son Lamont Price's funeral, Wednesday February 29, 2012, at the Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland. Price received phone calls the evening ... more

Andrea James, the mother of Lamont Price, holds her grandchild Ka' Maya during Price's funeral service, Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Oakland. Ka' Maya Price was 6-weeks-old when her father was killed. less

Pallbearers slide Lamont Price's casket into the hearse Wednesday, February 29, 2012, after his funeral at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Oakland. Lamont, 17, was shot and killed on Feb. 16, 2012 in east Oakland and no one has been arrested for his murder over a year later. less

Pallbearers slide Lamont Price's casket into the hearse Wednesday, February 29, 2012, after his funeral at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Oakland. Lamont, 17, was shot and killed on Feb. 16, 2012 in east ... more